Big-eared Hopping Mouse vs Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Notomys macrotis compared with Carex laevivaginata

Key Differences

• Big-eared Hopping Mouse is Extinct while Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Notomys	Carex
Species	Notomys macrotis	Carex laevivaginata

Conservation Status

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big-eared Hopping Mouse	Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth-Sheathed Fox Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Big-eared Hopping Mouse

The Big-eared Hopping Mouse (Notomys macrotis) is a species in the genus Notomys. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.